Week-By-Week Food Storage Plan

For complete information on my week-by-week food storage and emergency prep plan, refer to the post dated January 6, 2015. Additionally, as I introduce each new week's items, I usually give an explanation and some information on those particular items, so it might be worth it to check back on the weekly posts about food storage. 

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Click on any individual link below to get more information on the week's scheduled items:

January Week 1: Watch for and buy 50% off on Christmas items, cards, paper, ribbons, etc.

January Week 2: Detergents, bleach, cleansers, laundry detergent, dish detergent, bathroom and window cleaners

January Week 3: Medicines: Excedrin, aspirin, Advil, Pepto Bismol, cough drops, Tums... whatever YOUR family will need as far as medications in the coming year.

January Week 4:  Paper Supplies: paper towels, paper plates, paper bowls, paper cups, plastic utensils, napkins, Kleenex, toilet paper

February Week 1: Juices: Gatorade powder, Kool-Aid, Crystal Light, lemon concentrsate, apple juice, grape juice

February Week 2: peanut butter -- creamy or crunchy

February Week 3: Canola or vegetable oil, olive oil, canned butter, coconut oil

February Week 4: Hygiene Items -- soap, deodorant, shampoo, lotions, shaving supplies, toothpaste, nail clippers

March Week 1: First-aid kit, gauze, Q-tips, cotton balls, band-aids, Neosporin, hydrogen peroxide, rubbing alcohol, etc

March Week 2: Mixes, pancake, cake, brownie, Bisquick, muffin, etc.

March Week 3: spices, herbs, seasonings (salt, pepper, seasoning salt, taco seasoning, chili powder, etc.)

March Week 4: Rice -- white, brown, instant

April Week 1: Pasta - all types, including mac and cheese and packaged pasta dinners

April Week 2: Dry milk, evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, chocolate milk, hot cocoa mix

April Week 3: Emergency Sewing Kit: thread (upholstery thread), pins, needles, buttons, tape measure, scissors, etc.

April Week 4: Ready dinners -- boxed, frozen, MRE's

May Week 1: Flour - white, wheat, etc. / Whole Wheat: white or hard red wheat / Wheat Grinder

May Week 2: Dry soups, ramen, canned soups / Boxes of crackers: saltines, grahams, etc.

May Week 3: Jello and pudding mixes

May Week 4: Portable toilet and supplies, cloth or disposable diapers and/or Depends undergarments (if needed), feminine products

June Week 1: Safety supplies: dust masks, flashlight and extra dated batteries, fly swatter

June Week 2: Cheese. Buy a large quantity of what you use, and freeze the grated cheese in baggies. Don't forget Parmesan!

June Week 3: Burger Week -- mustard, ketchup, mayo, Worcestershire, pickles, olives, soy sauce, salad dressings

June Week 4: Miscellaneous Gear - nylon cord, eye hooks, clothespins, 20-22 gauge wire, wire cutters, duct tape, bungee cords

July Week 1: Jams and Jellies, or Supplies for Making Your Own

July Week 2: Water: fill jugs or buy bottled water, water filter, solar shower, filter

July Week 3: Vinegar - white distilled, apple cider, rice, etc.

July Week 4: Canned goods: chili, beans, manual can opener.

August Week 1: Canned meat: tuna, chicken, clams, shrimp, turkey, etc.

August Week 2: Baking and Cooking - baking powder, baking soda, cornstarch, vanilla, bouillon, chicken broth, beef broth

August Week 3: Tomatoes - salsa, sauce, whole, diced, paste, pizza, spaghetti sauce

August Week 4: Canned or bottled fruits - mandarin oranges, pineapple, peaches, pears, etc.

September Week 1: Back to School -- 12 pencils with erasers, pencil sharpener, rubber bands, Super Glue, copies of important documents, contact information for family, friends, doctors, etc.

September Week 2: Veggies - canned, bottled, dehydrated and frozen

September Week 3: Dry Beans and Legumes

September Week 4: Sugar (white, brown, powdered), honey, Karo corn syrup, molasses

October Week 1: 72 hour kits. Start them or update them.

October Week 2: Wraps and Bags - aluminum, saran wrap, wax paper, garbage bags, freezer bags, etc.

October Week 3: Apples -- applesauce, apple butter, dried apples, apple pie filling etc.

October Week 4: Stay Warm and Dry! - Wool blankets, emergency reflective blankets, rain ponchos, hand warmers

November Week 1: Vitamins

November Week 2: Chocolate Baking Supplies

November Week 3: Rolled oats, oatmeal, cornmeal, cream of wheat, boxed cereal

November Week 4: Potatoes

December Week 1: Matches, 100 hour candles, 12 hour light sticks

December Week 2: Popcorn - microwave and regular kernels

December Week 3: Hand-crank radio

December Week 4: Pam cooking spray, shortening